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To: Lane3 who wrote (32674)	3/2/2004 4:09:41 PM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 794009

For you its easy, but for the untrained blue collar worker, not so easy at all. The answer does lie with retraining but not retraining after the job is lost. What i am talking about is an education system second to none training folks for the jobs of the future. And thats no easy task either. In any case we should have a little compassion for the poor guy who works all is life at the mill, supports a family and then suddenly is left unemployed or forced to take a job at Home Depot at half the salary he was earning. Thats just not fair. Mike

To: Lane3 who wrote (32674)	3/2/2004 4:18:39 PM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 794009

Karen, I say this with all due respect because i often agree with you and this is a pull no punches type of thread. It's the tone of your post about steel mill guy that does republicans, free traders, libertarians harm. We should care just as much as the liberal, anti-globalization, tree hugger folks about the plight of individual americans. It doesnt mean that there is a clear solution but all of us know that steel execs wound up with golden parachutes or at least silver ones while this poor shlub got one that doesnt open. But lets eliminate the inheritance tax and the dividend tax and lower the tax rates on top earners. I think it was kerry who said it was the republicans who are pursuing class warfare. Mike